Thursday’s probable pitchers

Casey Mulholland (Commodores): The right-hander from South Florida is 1-3 with a 2.91 ERA in five starts and one relief appearance this summer. In his most recent outing, a one-inning appearance against Chatham on July 13, Mulholland held the Anglers without a hit. Mulholland earned a no-decision in his only outing against Cotuit this season after he gave up one unearned run on seven hits and struck out five in five innings of work on July 3.

Luke Leftwich (Kettleers): The Wofford College righty is 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA in one start and seven relief appearances this summer. In a game against Falmouth on July 11, Leftwich gave up three runs, one earned, on two hits and a strikeout over three innings of work. Overall this season, Leftwich is 1-0 with a 2.07 ERA in two appearances against the Commodores.

Brewster vs. Hyannis, McKeon Park at 6:00 p.m.

Tyger Talley (Whitecaps): The Arizona righty is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in one relief appearance this summer. He earned a two-inning save in his lone outing of the season — a game against Orleans on July 11.

Blake Hickman (Harbor Hawks): A right-hander out of Iowa, Hickman is 1-3 with a 5.85 ERA in five starts this summer. Hickman earned his third loss of the season after a game against Wareham on July 11 where he gave up two runs on seven hits and one walk over 5 1/3 innings of work. He also struck out three in the appearance.

Wareham vs. Harwich, Whitehouse Field at 7:00 p.m.

Brock Downey (Gatemen): The Murray State southpaw is 0-2 with a 6.62 ERA in three starts and three relief appearances. On July 12, Downey gave up one run on two hits over one inning of work against Cotuit. Downey has pitched two innings against the Mariners this season, and gave up one walk while striking out one in the outing.

Robby Kalaf (Mariners): The Florida International lefty is 1-0 with a 0.84 ERA in one start and five relief appearances. Kalaf was named a Cape Cod Times Star of the Day after his first start, where he limited Chatham to one hit and one walk with five strikeouts over five scoreless innings. In his first outing of the season, a game on June 14, Kalaf tossed a hitless inning of relief against Wareham in what would become a 7-0 Harwich win.

Bourne vs. Orleans, Eldredge Park at 7:00 p.m.

Jimmy Herget (Braves): The South Florida righty is 1-0 with a 5.50 ERA in three starts and one relief appearance. He gave up three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out eight in a game against Cotuit on July 8.

Trent Thornton (Firebirds): The UNC-Chapel Hill righty will look for his third straight win Thursday afternoon after he defeated Falmouth on July 9. Thornton, who is 3-2 with a 3.37 ERA in five starts, gave up two runs on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts during the five-inning outing. His second loss of the summer came on June 24 in a game against Bourne where he gave up five runs, four earned on five hits over 4 2/3 innings.

Yarmouth-Dennis vs. Chatham, Veterans Field at 7:00 p.m.

Cody Poteet (Red Sox): The UCLA righty is 2-0 with a 3.04 ERA in four starts. He picked up his second consecutive win on July 11 against Harwich after he limited the Mariners to just three hits and a walk over six shutout innings. He also struck out 10 in the outing, and now has 27 Ks in 20 2/3 innings of work.

Garrett Williams (Anglers): The lefty from Oklahoma State is 0-2 with a 6.54 ERA in one start and six relief appearances. He walked one and struck out three in an inning of work against Falmouth on July 13. This is his first appearance against the Red Sox this season.

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